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Is Cheerleading a Sport?
- According to the website Dictoinary.com, the word sport is defined as “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature,” but to Marla Jo Fisher, staff writer for The Mom Blog and author of the article “Cheerleading is Not a Sport,” cheerleading does not meet the standards of a true “sport.” Her immature and unrealistic views, ridiculous morals, and over-protectiveness of her child try to convince us why cheerleading isn’t and shouldn’t be considered a sport.... [tags: Cheerleading]:: 2 Works Cited

Cheerleading Is a Competitive Sport
- Cheerleading has changed a lot over the years and is no longer what people think it is. Cheerleading is no longer shaking pompoms around and yelling to the crowd (Tanner). It is becoming a physically athletic sport, with higher demands than most realize. Cheerleaders deserve the same credit as other athletes, but unfortunately don’t get that credit they deserve. What many americans think of cheerleading, is a stereotype. Cheerleading has become a sport, and not many people see how. Cheerleading started with only males in 1898, and started accepting few females in the 1920’s.... [tags: Cheerleading Essays]:: 11 Works Cited

Cheerleading Is A Sport
- The New York Times states that cheerleading is the fastest growing girls’ sport, yet more than half of Americans do not believe it is a sport. A sport is defined as “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature” (dictionary.com). Cheerleading at a competitive level is physically demanding and requires team work to be the best. The misconception of cheerleaders being weak, nonathletic crowd entertainers makes people believe cheerleaders are not athletes and that cheerleading is just a hobby but cheerleaders that compete at a competitive level are in fact athletes because it meets the standards of what a sport is, which includes rules and regulatio... [tags: injury, cheerleader, physical activity, fit]:: 6 Works Cited

Cheerleading is a Sport
- Because some cheerleading squads don’t compete, society thinks of it merely as a physical activity. Even though cheerleaders’ main purpose is to support other athletic activities, cheer squads whom compete, follow all physical criteria to be considered a sport. Cheerleaders put forth an incredible amount of determination. They practice tirelessly to show off their skills, with little or no recognition for their efforts. Cheerleading is a sport because it requires physical fitness, skill, dedication, and stamina.... [tags: competition, all-star squad, hazardous]

Is Cheerleading A Sport?
- In this article there is a debate on deciding if competitive cheerleading is a sport or not. This issue was brought up because a volleyball team in Connecticut was going to be replaced with a competition cheerleading team due to budgetary reasons. They have decided under Title IX that cheerleading does not qualify as a sport. Once the coach and the team members had complained about what was going on, they decided to keep the team. The school also decided to add a women’s rugby team to keep everyone satisfied.... [tags: Athletics ]:: 5 Works Cited

The History of Cheerleading
- ... Thanks to Campbell and his fellow "yell leaders", Minnesota won the game 17-6 and cheerleading was born. Based on their success, cheerleading continued to grow and develop over time. As participation in cheerleading grew over time, new techniques and skills were added, until cheerleading became what it is today. Meanwhile, the sport of Basketball invented in 1891, also grew in popularity and became a major sport where cheerleading also continued to develop and prosper over the next 100 years.... [tags: crowd participation at athletic events]

Cheerleading is a Sport
- When most people think of cheerleading, they think of the spirit squads that attempt to pump up the local crowd at high school basketball and football games. People are not aware of what these athletes are doing when they are not in front of these crowds. Strangers to cheerleaders who do not follow the sport extensively do not know the exact involvement of the athletes in this sport, at all ages. Cheerleading requires athleticism like all other sports as you must be in shape and at a great fitness level to be involved in most circumstances.... [tags: sports, club teams]:: 7 Works Cited

The History of Cheerleading
- History of Cheer Cheer, a diverse and dangerous sport is a very foggy subject for many. The majority of the population would say cheer is just a group cheering on a sports team. Before being able to define what cheer is, one must first look at current day competitive cheer. How cheer gained its stereotypes lays in its history, and rapidly evolved into a completely different function. With cheer being the number one cause of sports injury for girls under twenty, twenty thousand deaths from stunting, and seventy percent of girls sports injuries in high school, the statistics raises an eyebrow as to just what cheerleaders are doing.... [tags: sports, cheer team competitions]:: 5 Works Cited

Cheerleading Through the Eyes of a Cheerleader
- From an outsiders perspective one may see brainless and beautiful robots, which scream and perform neat tricks. This is not the case from the inside; cheerleading is so much more than that. Many people are under the impression that cheerleading is not a sport. I am the voice of reasoning that will let you in, and I will show you that cheerleading, in fact, is a sport. Cheerleading requires much physical demand from the body just as any other sport would. Cheerleading, in general, is a team effort.... [tags: Autobiography, Personal Experience]

The Truth About Competitive Cheerleading
- RAH. RAH. GO TEAM. This is what most people think of when they hear the word cheerleading. Movies usually give people the impression that cheerleaders are just stuck up blondes that rule the school and cheer at football and basketball games. Although there are still stereotypical cheerleaders just like the ones in movies, cheerleaders are not just on the sidelines anymore. There are now competitive teams who only compete and do not cheer for anything. This is called competitive cheerleading. This type of cheerleading is very different from the cheerleading on the sidelines and is much more athletic.... [tags: stereotypes, cheer, point system, sport]:: 7 Works Cited

Cheerleading
- "It's been phenomenal. Better than I ever expected, within five years, this is going to be the norm just because it makes sense,” says head coach at University of Maryland, Lura Fleece, when referring to the sport of cheerleading (Drehs). Although cheerleading has developed into a thriving activity, with determined athletes, demanding practice hours, and astounding bravery most of the world still does not give it the credit it deserves in the world of sports. In the past 20 years, the activity has developed into a worldwide, athletic phenomenon with competitive events of its own across the nation; starting in the United States.... [tags: Sports]:: 7 Works Cited

Cheerleading is Not a Sport
- Cheerleading is Not a Sport According to Joe Hatton, the author of the article, “Sports Beat - The sport of cheerleading: It’s more than just pompoms and smiles,” cheerleading is a sport because it requires strength, balance, and coordination. The major claim of the article is “cheerleading is a sport - plain and simple - and cheerleaders are true athletes” (Hatton C-04). The article offers the following arguments in support of the claim. Hatton claims because cheerleaders are athletes, cheerleading is a sport.... [tags: Argumentative Persuasive Essays]:: 4 Works Cited

Team Motivation: Clemson Cheerleading
- A team is defined as “A distinguishable set of two or more people who interact, dynamically, interdependently, and adaptively toward a common and valued goal” (Chen). It is extremely frustrating when you are a part of a “team”, yet you find yourself being one of the few people who have passion for what they are doing while you are giving 110% into every single practice, game, and competition. To us, this is one of the most frustrating dilemmas that we face in our day-to-day lives. Being on the Clemson University cheerleading team, we find ourselves more often frustrated at practices, than enjoying practices.... [tags: Sports]:: 8 Works Cited

A Study of Injury Incidence in Florida High School Cheerleading
- Introduction Over the past 20 years, the athleticism involved in cheerleading has increased dramatically. Cheerleading in the United States is a year round competitive activity. Cheerleaders are asked to perform through 3 seasons, peak for national competitions, and attend cheerleading-training camps in the summer. Cheerleading begins at an early age and is estimated to include over a million participants between elementary school and the professional sports levels. Cheerleading is a kind of sports which combines music and physical activities and usually associates with football and basketball.... [tags: Sports, Injury]

Male Cheerleading is a Sport!
- Male Cheerleading is a Sport. Against popular belief, females were not the founders behind the sport of cheerleading; instead males who were so eager to cheer while watching sporting events created this sport. In the 1890's the first pep club was organized at Princeton University, and it was there where the first organized yell was recorded. The University of Minnesota organized cheerleading and the first school "fight song." Women didn't get introduced to cheerleading until the 1920s when gymnastics was slowly introduced to the sport.... [tags: Argumentative Persuasive Argument Essays]

Personal Narrative: Cheerleading Competition
- Cheerleading - It Was Our Year. Running the same routine over and over since August 14, 2004 and it is now October 6th. Bodies are aching, feet are sore and we all feel as though we have been beaten by a 200 pound boulder. Cheerleading is our passion and we love to do it, but by mid September we were all ready to quit. Practice Monday threw Friday from three o’clock to seven, and then eleven until two on Saturdays. As the Lord did, we got to rest on Sundays. It was rough, sometimes practices would go longer, Coach Curry would say "You girls are running this until you get it right", and some practices were a lot shorter than expected, "I am tired of seeing the same tired faces, the same... [tags: essays research papers]

Personal Narrative: Cheerleading
- Cheerleading A jolt of energy rushed through my body and hit my heart when they call me up to get the team trophy. Not fourth, third, or second, but first place for the third year in a row. Being a captain of a team is an amazing experience. You get to see your team physically, mentally, and emotionally prepare for competition. It's a lot of hard work, but if you try your hardest, make all the practices and have a passion for cheerleading its worth it. Every year we take a few weeks to build a competition routine, the out come is incredible, but the celebration is the best part.... [tags: essays research papers]

My Personal Support Group (Cheerleading)
- My Personal Support Group Honors I am often sorry that my parents did not take it upon themselves to enroll me in any recreational activities in my preadolescent years. I believe that sports are an integral part of growing up. They provide an opportunity to meet and interact with peers. Numerous occasions I can recall feeling excluded from the group because of my lack of involvement. Although I have to admit, I am not a tough girl. Most likely I would not excel in any contact sport. Cheerleading tryouts proved to be a revelation.... [tags: essays research papers]

American Cheerleader: The Icon, The Stereotype, and The Truth
- Many have seen her. Many know her. But who is the American cheerleader. Is she a blond haired, blue eyed sex symbol. Is she a drug-addicted girl with no brains and even fewer moral values. Maybe she is just your average, pretty, girl-next-door with a loud voice and lots of spirit. What is clearly true is that cheerleading and cheerleaders have evolved greatly over a century-long history. What started as one bold college student has turned into an activity with over 3 million participants (Brady 1); one that is backed by a $150 million industry (Williams 2).... [tags: Sports ]:: 6 Works Cited

Academic Success through Athletic Invlolvement
- In high school I was the most predictable student in the entire student body. When teachers would take roll, they could always count on one thing: me not being there. My grades were horrible. My accumulative grade point average was below 1.0. I had no interest in school and kept junkie friends. These so-called friends would often skip school and would pressure me to do drugs. I was already puffing away on cigarettes by the time my junior year rolled around, and my future looked pretty bleak. During my senior year, I decided it was time for a drastic change.... [tags: Argumentative, Persuasive]

Sis! Boom! Bah! Humbug! by Rick Reilly
- In the essay “Sis. Boom. Bah. Humbug!” by Rick Reilly he analyzes the sport of cheerleading and tells us why he does not care for the sport. His essay starts off stating “ Every Friday night on America’s high school football fields it’s the same old story. Broken bones. Senseless Violence. Clashing egos. “ I think that Reilly has a good opening sentence because right away it grasps the readers attention because it is so strongly worded. It was also good that he starts his first paragraph off with a statistic and a fact, but after that the rest of the essay seems to flow with just his own stories and personal opinions of what he thinks about the sport.... [tags: Sis! Boom! Bah! Humbug!]

What Makes a Champion?
- What makes a champion. It is not the trophy. It is not the talent. Not the salary, the most points, the fastest time, or the most records. It is not even being the best of the best. All of these things are just the benefits of what makes a true champion. You see, the real winners in life are those who have the courage to see the impossible. They are the people who overcome and persevere through all adversity. They learn from their mistakes, and no matter what, they never give up on their dreams.... [tags: First Person Narrative Examples]

Nursing: Ready for the Challenge
- The world is constantly changing as the future draws nearer. By being a nurse, I have the ability to change lives and make major impacts on the lives of people and the world in a medical aspect. I know in my heart that it is my calling to become a nurse, to lead this world into the future. Being a nurse will be a challenge, but I am ready for that challenge. I have been ready for a long time to take on my role as a world changer, a listener, a healer, and a friend to those with needs, a nurse. I have chosen to pursue a career in nursing because it fits my essence of being, will allow me to accomplish my professional goals, and will allow me to practice a career with which I am irreversibly e... [tags: Personal Ambition]

Collaborative Processes
- Collaborative Processes Working with a group of people allows individuals to come together to express a common interest and strive toward a common goal. Frequently, working in collaborative fashion requires more in-depth and complex social skills than does working individually. Working in a group requires an individual to put aside their single motivations in order to combine together with the rest of the team to reach the demands and expectations of the group. The skills required to be effective team members are evidently instilled in the youth of today at an early age.... [tags: essays papers]

How My Current and Future Academic and Extra- Curricular Activities Will Help Me to Reach My Lifetime Goals
- I have chosen to pursue a career in acting because entertaining people is what I thrive on. Ever since I was little I have loved being the center of attention and making people laugh. My whole life I have wanted to be the person who helps somebody turn their day around. That is why I love being a cheerleader. I have been cheering long before I chose what career I wanted to pursue but as I was contemplating what to write for my essay I realized, I have been acting my whole life. Every time I step onto a competition mat I am putting on a show to help my team to win.... [tags: career choices, acting, dramatic arts]

The Role of Women in Sports
- Sports have long been an important part of society. It was, “at some point lost in the smog of the 19th century, sports went from being officially a bad thing to being a very good thing indeed, virtually a pillar of state.” (Sheed) The world has since become sports obsessed, and for good reason. The triumphs and defeats of a favorite athlete or team can unite families, cities, even whole countries on a level that few other events can. Felisa Rogers claims that a love for football is what brought her and her husband closer together.... [tags: boundaries, overcoming opression]:: 8 Works Cited

The Pressures of Teenage Life
- Teenagers constantly worry about their body image. Magazines, newspapers, and television don’t exactly help to boost their confidence. The portrayal of stick thin woman and body building men forces teens to believe they need to achieve that “perfect” body and look. The biggest issue of these images being broadcasted to teens is the effects that the images have on them. Teenagers who obsess over their body image can experience stress due to trying to impress others, develop an eating disorder, and neglect, and even jeopardize, important aspects of their lives when they focus too much on their body image.... [tags: Psychology ]:: 2 Works Cited

Friday Night Lights Book vs. Movie
- Friday Night lights Is High School football a sport, or is it more than that to some people. I’ve learned that the book is more sociological, which means that it focused on our human society of racial issues and also emphasizes the economy and the divide between the wealthy residents of one city versus the more working-class denizens of another are all subjects that are given an in-depth examination. This is more of the main or focal point of the whole book and in not so much in the movie. Although Bissinger's story is a true-life recounting of the 1988 football season of the Permian High School team, it reads like fiction and even though I believe his book is superior, the theatrical adapta... [tags: films, ]

Gender Expectations
- Before we are born and actually take that first breath of air into the world, Society and our family prepares us to play our role as a male child or female child, leading into adult hood. When the parents are told by the doctors whether or not it is a boy or girl; we as a society plan for our showers, to coordinate with the sex of the baby. If it is a female child, the decorations for the shower are mainly pink, and if the sex of the child is a male child, the decorations are of course mainly blue.... [tags: Sociology]

Zombies in Film, TV and Popular Culture and their Symbolism
- On a recent installment of Fox’s hit show Glee, the show choir kids staged an impressive, full-costume and make-up performance of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” mashed up with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Heads Will Roll.” What made the spectacle noteworthy, aside from the quality of the zombie outfits and, of course, the singing and dancing, was the context of the show itself. The episode aired in February, so no Halloween connection makes sense, nor did the episode suggest any particular nostalgia for the 1980s.... [tags: Dead, Unliving, Punishment]:: 1 Works Cited

Life of Miners in Hean marie Laskas´ Hidden America
- The quote, “My daily life was intimately connected to these people-dependent on them- and yet, up until my time in that mine, I knew nothing about them or their world (2),” best shows the theme that Jean Marie Laskas plans to in her book. Her statement is from the introduction of her book Hidden America as she is in a coal mine observing the workers, and she realizes how foreign their work and lives are to her. This quote symbolizes how Laskas plans to use logic and emotions to break the misconception and show the reliance people have on these characters from her book.... [tags: logic, emotions, misconceptions]

Measuring Personality for Use in Career Development
- Do you think that personality tests are valid and useful in determining your career. Often disputed, the usefulness of these personality tests are needed as evidence to guide individuals in deciding their career. Having knowledge of your personality type, gives insight on what field of work you would most likely enjoy or feel comfortable in doing. There are various reasons why personality tests are greatly beneficial and these key aspects will be specified and analyzed. There are multiple purposes for personality testing and the results of the test helps someone learn about their type of personality, how to understand the actions of others, and appropriate career choices and jobs.... [tags: Adolescence, Psychology]:: 3 Works Cited

Comparing my Local Grocery Store to Walmart
- For this assignment, I decided to go to a grocery store by my house named Meijer. Meijer is just like any other grocery store, similar to Wal-Mart, yet higher quality products than Wal-Mart. The clothing for both boys and girls sections are close together. I noticed that there are articles of clothing that are similar for boys and girls, but they are called different names to make them more masculine or feminine. For example, shirts for girls are called fashion tops and just shirts for boys. Some patterns that I saw in the clothing/toys is that for almost each advertisement or label had a picture of a boy or a girl to indicate which toy or clothing is meant for which gender.... [tags: quality contrast]

The Pressure to Be Thin
- Teenagers constantly worry about their body image, and magazines, newspapers, and television don’t exactly help to boost their confidence. Awkward – sounds at first like they worry about body image and magazines – a very small bump, but avoidable. The portrayal of stick thin woman and body building men forces teens to believe they need to achieve that “perfect” body and look. The biggest issue of these images being broadcasted to teens is the effects that they reference – teens. Another small bump, but recast.... [tags: Psychology]:: 2 Works Cited

Violence in High School Sports
- High school sports are one of American student’s favorite extracurricular activities. High school sports provide a sense of school pride and dedication to the athlete’s school. Many students play in hopes of a college scholarship in their desired sport. Despite the dreams that come with sports the sad truth is that many sport careers end short by some sort of injury. Injuries in high school sports vary from a range of things. High school athletes suffer from damage to the brain, spine, bones, ligaments, and tendons.... [tags: extracurricular activities, risk, injuries]:: 6 Works Cited

The Life of Miley Cyrus
- Miley Cyrus is the daughter of Leticia Cyrus and famous country music artist, Billy Ray Cyrus. Her dreams are to be famous like her father. She especially wants to be known all around the world. Miley would be happy if she made her dreams come true in her home town; Nashville, Tennessee. She wants to make it as an actress and singer at a young age. If she becomes famous she would want people to be happy with the work she would be doing. She wants to make a difference in other’s lives. Miley has a huge dream and would love for it to come true.... [tags: singer, actor, dreams]:: 3 Works Cited

Impact of Political Advertising
- Political advertising is a part of American politics that has been around for as long as this nation has existed. Yet, in 2003, a Washington Post article titled, "Unconventional Wisdom" by Richard Morin advocates that emotional manipulation through televised media is something that is new. It should be considered common knowledge that these advertisements have specific agenda to convince and influence the emotions of the viewer be telling half truths and using images with specific sound effects to generate desired emotional responses.... [tags: Politics ]:: 5 Works Cited

Motocross Should be Classified as a Sport
- Motocross: Sport or Not Even though some would consider motocross racing a hobby or a game rather then a sport because of their opinions, a person should understand that motocross racing is a sport in today's world because it contains all the elements of the definition of what a sport is and Motocross is a sport due to the fact that it requires an individual to be in top shape, both mentally and physically as defined by the word sport. What exactly determines whether or not an activity is a sport.... [tags: Sports]

Free College Admissions Essays: What Motivates You?
- College Admissions: What motivates you to seek a college education Why is Berea College a good choice for you What motivates me to seek a college education. In addition, why Berea College is a good choice for me. December 16, 2000 The last couple of years have been a long bumpy ride for me, as they have for everyone my age. No matter what, everyone has experienced many of the same "teenage" circumstances as I have and has dealt with them in their own way. As a personal participant in this "game", we call life, I would say I worked hard for and earned first place.... [tags: College Admissions Essays]

One Event Changed Everything
- One Event Changed Everything “Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results.” -Anon. After living in a place I loved for eleven years, I did not think that I would be able to have the same feelings or emotions towards another place.... [tags: Personal Narrative Writing]

The Secret Mission
- I felt Liz's small shoulder pressing into mine. I leaned over as close as I could, and when I was sure Solomon wasn't looking I whispered the letters 'D.C.' to her. All she did was nod her head and a smile spread across my face. We were going back. Solomon hadn't seen us, which was a good thing considering he would have us help out the 7th graders for days as they practiced their roundhouse kicks. The rest of the trip I was freaking out--only on the inside though. Either we were getting a rematch with the Blackthorne boys or we were doing something else.... [tags: Creative Writing Essay]

Long Live Boxing
- "It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. (Muhammad Ali)". Boxing should not be abolished because the fighters premeditate precautions to the sport, it does not promote violence, and there are other sports that are more dangerous. Boxing is a one-on-one combat sport that involves sparring. A way to determine the winner of the match is by points, depending on where the opponent is hit, and the fighters must survive all 3-12 rounds. Another way to win the match is by knock out.... [tags: Sports ]:: 9 Works Cited

What are Coreography?
- Choreography A choreographer is an important role in many careers throughout history. Their goals are to perfect and create a routine best suited for the dancer’s ability. The choreographer’s job is to tell a story and project images and emotions using a series of rhythmic movement. “Choreography is also used to arrange ice skating, cheerleading, synchronized swimming, and a variety of other performance arts”(Mcmahon1). Choreographers work with multiple or all various styles of dancing such as classical, ballroom dancing, and contemporary ballet.... [tags: Create Routines, Dancers, Abilities, Performance]:: 8 Works Cited

Choosing Between College and a Steady Job
- ... To help more students afford and graduate from college, Bowie State University, for example, has taken steps to address these challenges by providing high-quality and affordable educational opportunities for students. Bowie State University has taken new steps to improve academic performance by reducing college costs, establishing a professional learning community, and offering a wide-variety of extracurricular activities to improve students overall productivity. To solve the challenges confronting socio-economic cultures, Bowie State University reduces college costs by reforming student loans, providing need-based assistance, and offering scholarships to help students pay for school.... [tags: low-income, minorities, education]

Encourage Children to Follow Their Dreams
- Encourage Children to Follow Their Dreams Philosophy Statement After fourteen years of being scared of college, I decided to start my new journey in August of 2001. I wanted to go to college all by life to become a teacher, but I felt I needed to wait until my children were old enough to understand. Therefore, I pushed my dream back until one day it over whelmed me; I jumped in with both feet. I was so scared my first day, but over time, the fear went away and I am now fully focused on my dream.... [tags: Teaching School Education Essays]

Dancing Toward Sucess- Falling Into Reality
- I have the freedom to follow my own ideals, to make my own choices, to express my own morals, and to determine how I want to pursue my happiness. The kind of life I want depends on the kind of person I am - on my character and culture. I ask myself time and again, "how am I going to live a happy life in society today?" This question can be answered differently every day, depending on the events and actions that I take as an adult. An unforgettable experience taught me that making it in society does not always mean being the best.... [tags: essays research papers]

Response to Proposal to Cut Extra Cirricular Activities in High School
- Response to Proposal to Cut Extra Cirricular Activities in High School Our principal recently asked for the student’s opinions on the “school cuts” proposal. This proposition proposes that all extra curricular activities be cut until the money situation improves as predicted in two or three years. What do you think of first when someone mentions the word school. Most kids, if asked, would probably say their basketball team, cheerleading squad, or the various clubs they may be involved in. For some kids these extra curricular activities may be the only thing productive that they do outside of school.... [tags: Papers]

Gender Stereotypes within Sports
- Gender Stereotypes within Sports Mainly men play sports. Graceful little girls and dykes play sports too. There is no room for anyone in the middle. However they do not play the same sports, these three groups of people. The manly men play football, rugby, hockey, they box and lift weights. The dykes can play any sport because their breaking of the genderized sports barrier can be chalked up to the fact that they are lesbians, not real women anyway. Graceful little girls, they are the ones we can admire, they are the gymnasts, the ice skaters and the synchronized swimmers.... [tags: Equality Feminism Athletics Essays]

Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
- Dreamland by Sarah Dessen, Penguin Group Inc: New York, 2000 "When Eliza, Lindsay, and I all finally stood up to walk to the ambulance to get bandaged up, the crowd stood and gave us a standing O. We went on to win the game bug, but my topple made everything else anticlimactic." (47) anticlimax, n. an event, period, or outcome that is strikingly less important or dramatic than expected The protagonist, Caitlin, has fallen off the top of the cheerleader's pyramid at the season's biggest football game.... [tags: Book Analysis Dreamland]

Charlotte Perkins Gilmore, Author or Yellow Wallpaper, Show No Matter Our Differences, Everyone Deserves Equality
- Everyone has the ability to be a functioning member of society, despite any dissimilarity or obstacles in their life; diverse individuals who stand out are often taken advantage of and targeted. Equality is a right that everyone should be entitled to on all levels, despite gender or any mental, physical or developmental differences. The belief that women are the weaker sex and are more susceptible to mental and emotional breakdowns is a stereotype that in cross-culturally adhered to in our society, and although some may not conform to this belief, it is still embedded into the history of our culture and effects how civilization functions.... [tags: stereotyptes, disabilities, women]:: 1 Works Cited

The Kind of Friends We Used to Be by Frances O'Roark Dowell
- ... She forgot what it was like to actually be able to talk to someone, to really talk, and to have that person talk right back. She forgot what it was like to have a real friend. Ideas The main idea of The Kind of Friends We Used to Be is Marylin and Kate’s broken friendship that they are trying to repair, but just don’t know how. “Marylin turned and looked at Kate. ‘Do you ever miss it. Being all-the-time friends, like we used to be?’ Kate thought about this… What she said was, ‘Yeah, I miss it.’ And then Marylin laid her head on Kate’s shoulder for a second, and Kate did everything she could not to cry.” (pgs 156-157) This shows that they really do want to still be friends, but it’s not t... [tags: character analysis]

What Effects Do Child Beauty Pageants Have On The Child?
- What Effects Do Child Beauty Pageants Have On The Child. The tension is building. It is almost time for her to go on stage. Everything, from head to toe, is double checked to make sure it is perfect. Her make-up is flawless. The foundation covers any unevenness in skin tone, while the blush gives her cheeks a nice rosy glow. Eye shadow, mascara, and false eyelashes have been applied. Lipstick and lip gloss contribute to the pout of her lips. Her hair has been curled, teased, placed in an upswept hairdo, and heavily sprayed with hair spray to keep the hair in place during her performance.... [tags: Child Psychology ]

Fully Incorporating Mexico as the Fifty-First State of the Union
- I have found that media outlets often separate the problem of illegal immigrants coming undocumented into our country to work from rampant drug cartels racing across our southern border, when in fact the two should be lumped together and the problem should be titled: Mexico. Our unruly neighbor Mexico has been given every opportunity to clean up its lawlessness and has failed to do so, if anything the Mexican government is aiding and abetting their citizens in their illegal journey across our border, and not taking their drug problem seriously.... [tags: Government]:: 6 Works Cited

Three Ways Police and Probation Officers can Reduce Gang Violence
- Police and probation officers use two words to describe their jobs, to protect and to serve. Not only do they put their lives in danger every day, but also help the community in more ways than one. Some ways that police and probation officers can help lower gang violence is by implementing laws more accordingly, establishing a relationship with troubled youth, and creating programs that benefit their well-being. The root of gang violence all begins at home and then spreads. A troubled teen may be lacking the love and attention from their parent whether it is because they work too much, or simply do not care.... [tags: neutral zone, teen gangs, police officers]:: 3 Works Cited

Sociocultural Factors that Lead to Eating Disorders in Young Women
- ... They also were interviewed by interviewers who used the McKnight Eating Disorder Examination for adolescents. This test classified the students into four subjects: clinical illness, subclinical illness, partial-syndrome anorexia nervosa, and partial-syndrome bulimia. The results of this study found that 32 of the girls developed partial or full-syndrome eating disorder. 19 of the girls were in the Arizona school districts and 13 of them were in the California school districts. Potential risk factors for the 19 girls from the Arizona schools were of “Hispanic ethnicity, thin body preoccupation and social pressure, general psychological influences, and change in reported negative life even... [tags: distorted body images, anorexia nerviosa]:: 7 Works Cited

Reaction to an Exception in the Norm: A Personal Experiment
- The Norms A norm is a group-held belief about how followers should perform in a given environment.[1] Sociologists describe norms as informal identifications that administer society’s performances, while psychologists have adopted a more general classification, recognizing smaller group divisions, like a team or an office, may also endorse norms detached or in addition to cultural or societal expectations. [2] Norms running counter to the activities of the primary society or culture may be conducted and retained within small subgroups of society.... [tags: speaking Spanish in an English only context]

Gender Inequity in the Home, Workplace, School and Sports
- Are men and women treated equal. You will probably answer no to this question. Have you ever been affected by gender inequity. Almost everybody have experience gender inequity in some part of their life. Rather it was at a much younger age or now. Gender inequity starts to take effect at a young age. Some people might think it’s a minor thing or do not think about it at ll. However gender inequity at a young age can sometimes break or make a person. According to dictionary.com gender inequity is the lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or bias towards a certain gender (“Dictionary.com”).... [tags: Gender Discrimination]

The Power and Limitations of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- In a society dominated by male superheroes, it is not that often that a female character is able to step forward and defend the world. There have been quite a few female superheroes throughout the ages of popular culture, including the Canadian Marvel super-heroine, Aurora ("Marvel"), and DC Comic's character, Black Canary (Kanigher, and Infantino). Yet for every one female superhero that is encountered, there are at least a dozen more male superheroes to stand around—and often in front of—her.... [tags: Character Analysis ]:: 14 Works Cited

Nature vs. Nurture: Which is the Origin of Virtue?
- A classic debated topic of nurture versus nature has been and always will be an argumentative subject in the scientific world. Some psychologists and scientists believe that one’s behavioral aspects originate only from the environmental factors of one’s upbringing, while other opposing specialists argue the outlook in science that agrees with the naturalist idea. The concept of naturalistic ideas supports that one’s genetic makeup, inherited from one’s parents, is the sole determining factor in one’s behavioral characteristics.... [tags: child development, psychology]:: 4 Works Cited

Title IX: Crucial in the Fight for Women's Rights
- Human rights and fundamental freedoms are the birthright of all human beings. It is the government’s responsibility to protect these rights. The United Nations Human Rights Center helps regulate and provides information on human rights. However despite the UN’s effort somewhere there is a man or woman being denied of what should be their unquestionable rights. For many years certain rights did not exist in America for slightly under half of the American population. This group of people was made up of every woman living in the United States.... [tags: gender equality in sports]:: 10 Works Cited

Home School Has Become a Popular Way of Education
- So many reasons why parents choose to home school their children. Even though it has been said that the drop-out rate is higher than in public schools, it has been proven by the NHERI (National Home Education Research Institute) that home schooled children have a higher success rate for college education. NHERI conducts, collects and provides research on homeschooling and publishes the information in the Home School Researcher Journal. Home schooling has become very popular and some people believe that it provides a better education.... [tags: alternative education systems]:: 5 Works Cited

Danica Patrick Crossing the Line of Women In NASCAR
- Danica Patrick, is a name commonly heard when talking about women competing in sports. Danica Patrick became famous by trying to be the fastest driver in NASCAR. Even before Danica there has been a total of 18 women that have competed in NASCAR (yahoosports). Many of these women are never really talked about, but now there is a new one on the track, and she’s making history with each lap on her race called life. With every race there has to be a starting line which is one true statement for Danica Patrick.... [tags: driver, race, passion]:: 6 Works Cited

The Circle of Life: A Woman's Unique Journey
- The Circle of Life: A Woman’s Unique Journey The year was 1952; the place was Emory University Hospital in Atlanta Georgia. After 35 hours of breathing, pushing and exhaustion a seven-pound baby is placed into the arms of a new mother. Moments before, the doctor had exclaimed, “ It’s a girl!” The second the mother heard the proclamation her mind began to wonder. Who will she be. Will she be smart. Will she be gentle. Will she be strong. Will she be proper. Will she be liked. Will she be beautiful.... [tags: gender, lesbianism]:: 5 Works Cited

A Fight Aganist Public Schools Strict Dress Codes
- ... Unfortunately, one of Elizabeth Forward’s more strict policies prohibits students from wearing tank tops; students must wear some type of sweater that covers their shoulders if they desire to wear a tank top to school. Over the years there has been confusion over what violates the dress code – some teachers would say that students could wear a tank top if the he or she could fit three fingers in the width of the strap, while other teachers would say that any type of tank top, regardless of the width of the strap, was prohibited.... [tags: uniforms, temperature, trends, hypocrisy]

Editing Techniques Give Us the Movies of Today
- According to Retchless, earlier films were not edited at all and everything was done in one shot. The camera could not hold a large amount of film resulting in short films. Filmmakers and audiences wanted longer and more detailed films. This was accomplished through editing techniques. Intercutting is an editing technique that cuts back and forth between two or more scenes that are occurring at the same time to create high drama and gives the viewer the sense that the scene is moving quickly. (Retchless, 2006).... [tags: actors, sound effects, emotion]

Masculine and Feminine Norms and Gender Identity
- Throughout today’s society, almost every aspect of someone’s day is based whether or not he or she fits into the “norm” that has been created. Specifically, masculine and feminine norms have a great impact that force people to question “am I a true man or woman?” After doing substantial research on the basis of masculine or feminine norms, it is clear that society focuses on the males being the dominant figures. If males are not fulfilling the masculine role, and females aren’t playing their role, then their gender identity becomes foggy, according to their personal judgment, as well as society’s.... [tags: Gender Identity, Scoiology, Feminism]:: 10 Works Cited

Nature vs. Nurture: Virtues in our Society
- Stephen L. Carter proposes that integrity and honesty among other virtues and morals were unintentionally taught to our society via religious scriptures, nonacademic lessons in public schools, and child rearing methods used by parents are in the “curriculum” of “character education”. Despite the differences of virtues in areas such as sectionalism, prejudice, and racism, "nurture" or rearing of a society with virtues such as honesty and integrity is best understood as "monkey-see monkey-do"-the “source of growth in children's cognitive, language, and social skills” (Kessenich, Maureen, et al.... [tags: child development, psychology]:: 7 Works Cited

Memorial Day Weekend : Part One Saturday
- Part One, Saturday Nathan and Daniel have been friends for as long as they can remember. The started school on the same day when they were five years old and have been in the same classes ever since. This Friday afternoon they graduate from high school and this weekend, Memorial Day weekend, they both turn 18 years old; Nathan’s birthday is Saturday and Daniel’s on Sunday. This fall they both head off to college and to play baseball; after all those hours playing in the desert sun, they both earned a scholarship to play baseball with the Sun Devils of Arizona State University.... [tags: friends, athletes, mothers]

The Things They Carried by Tim O´brien
- ... His mind wandered. He had difficulty keeping his attention on the war. On occasion he would yell at his men to spread out the column, to keep their eyes open, but then he would slip away into daydreams, just pretending, walking barefoot along the Jersey shore, with Martha, carrying nothing. (8) Linda was what kept Tim going throughout the book, even if only just her memory played a big role in his life. Dying from a brain tumor when they were just nine, she inspired him to keep fighting when life was hard.... [tags: jimmy cross, marta]

Stargirl, A Microcosm of Societal Conformity
- Imagine a thirteen year old middle school girl, wearing Guess boots and an Abercrombie hood in order to fit in. Visualize a thirty five year old man listening to the top forty radio stations and watching American Idol, so he can have something to add to the discussion with his co-workers over coffee break. The various types of behaviours stated before are pertained to as conformity. Conformity refers to the process by which an individual's attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours are influenced by other individuals.... [tags: Sociology]

The Pressures Children Face in Schools
- When you compare schools from the 1800’s and today, you will realize how things have drastically changed. Some believe that the public school system today has taken a turn for the worst in the past years. Students have more than just tests and quizzes to worry about. They are faced with violence, drugs, sex and pregnancy, and state mandated tests that will tell whether they will pass to the next grade. The public school classroom today has more children which takes away the personal attention to each individual student.... [tags: Education, peer pressure]:: 3 Works Cited

Title IX: Leveling the Playing Field
- How does one define the success of a high school and college. Is it through standardized test scores, graduates, and college applicants. Is it through winning games and playing beyond the school. Yes, in fact it’s all of these things. America is based on freedom and equality. America is created with “Liberty and Justice for All”. America is only now starting to treat women as the equals they are. Although Title IX has improved athletic opportunities for women, the ratio of women to men athletic funds is uneven because of the revenue main stream men’s sports bring to the schools.... [tags: gender equity in sports]:: 7 Works Cited

Leadership Philosophy Paper: Values and Attributes
- Leadership is guiding someone or a group of people in the right direction, leading them to excellence. Leaders are like the giants on earth because everyone looks up to them. I have looked up to my fellow cheerleading coach because of his characteristics and qualities; he inspired to become a leader. He is the reason that I now have significant qualities such as originality, responsibility, creativity, motivation, and endurance. When things get hard and I’m on the verge of quitting, I remember to remain dedicated because he taught me perseverance.... [tags: Communication Skills, Mission Statement]:: 10 Works Cited

Erikson’s Theory: Identity vs. Role Confusion
- In this paper I will be focusing on Erikson’s Theory mainly about identity versus role confusion. Finding one’s identity is not always an easy task. Everyone at some point in his or her life has had, as Erikson puts it, an identity crisis. Everyone experiences different struggles that can have either a positive or negative impact on their identity. On my path to identity, I have reached identity achievement, which means I have explored and made commitments. I will also be focusing on two articles highlighting a fifth possible outcome regarding identity and looking at identity statuses as developmental trajectories.... [tags: Human Developmental Stages]:: 2 Works Cited

Why Should School Sports be Eliminated?
- “Sports are a big thing here” says Jenny, a student who moved to America from South Korea. (Ripley, Amanda. “The Case against School Sports.” The Atlantic. 4 November 2013.) Well that’s for sure. America’s high-school academic scores are lower than they’ve ever been before, but instead of worrying about that they’re sitting around worried about which team is going to win the next big game. There are all types of different sports in schools all over the country. Basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, football, tennis, etc.... [tags: Sports, School, Athletes, Education]:: 1 Works Cited

Double Standards between Men and Women
- ... Many women are sensitive, but not all of them. There are some very tough women in this world who aren’t afraid to speak their mind and don’t take every little thing to heart. Another thing men are seen to be more dominant in is athleticism. It’s okay for men to play football, hockey, and basketball. When men do any other type of sport such as gymnastics or cheerleading, they usually get made fun of and it’s not accepted. Just as if a woman were to join the football or hockey team. Because of stereotypes, people are expected to certain things with a certain group of people and that’s not always a good thing.... [tags: divorce laws, gender differences]

Poor Treatment of People With Disabilities
- People With Disabilities There are many people in our world that have some type of disability. I bet if I asked each and everyone of you, you would say you know at least 2 or 3 people with some kind of disability. However, if you really think about it you probably know a lot more than that. Some people are born with a disability and others get them later in life. I think that disabled people should be treated fairly. They are just trying to live their life. Besides their disabilities, they are just like us and some people don’t realize that.... [tags: judging, uncomfortable, feelings]

What Makes a Sport a Sport?
- ... Another important aspect that must exist within a sport is a governing body. A governing body is always present at a high level of competition in order to enforce the rules and regulations. Another important trait that a sport should possess is it must require some form of physical and mental activity. These components incorporate speed, coordination and timing into a sports performance. All of these movements also require skill which is also another necessity a sport must have. Lastly the final aspect a sport must have is it must benefit someone.... [tags: competition, strategy, benefit]

My Grandmother: The Person I Admire
- An admirable person stands for excellence: deserving to be admired, inspiring approval and affection. With that definition being said, only one person stands out in my mind, my grandmother. She was a strong woman who cared for eleven children which took a lot of hard work and dedication. I was given the life to spend with her and the chance to learn from her wisdom and follow by her examples. There was not a day that went by that she did not guide me in the right direction and teach me a life lesson that still today helps me become a better person.... [tags: personal narrative]

The Attribution Theory Influences Acadmic Motivation
- GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES Introduction Attribution theory is probably the most influential contemporary theory with implications for academic motivation. It incorporates behaviour modification in the sense that it emphasizes the idea that learners are strongly motivated by the pleasant outcome of being able to feel good about themselves. It incorporates cognitive theory and self-efficacy theory in the sense that it emphasizes that learners' current self-perceptions will strongly influence the ways in which they will interpret the success or failure of their current efforts and hence their future tendency to perform this same behaviours.-(copy by Weiner, 1980-1992) Here got a nine graduate attribut... [tags: behavior modification, communition, learning]